Returning Athlete Biographies
MADISON PRESTON Sophomore / 5-3 / Loveland, Ohio / Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy / K-12 International Academy
Career Highlights
2016
Club
NCAA Regional vault co-champion with a career-high-tying 9.9 … Competed on vault in every meet and placed first three times … Competed on vault at the NCAA Championships and stuck her vault in the Super Six, scoring 9.825 … Scored 9.85 on floor at Pac-12 Championships, her first time competing on floor in over a month … Tied for second on vault vs. Oklahoma with a 9.875 … Tied her career-high with a 9.9 on a stuck Yurchenko layout full on Mar. 6 … Tied for first on vault with a 9.85 vs. ASU … Hit a career-high 9.9 to tie for first place vs. Oregon State … Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Feb. 2 after scoring career-highs on all three events she competed, with a 9.85 on vault to place second, a 9.775 on beam in her collegiate debut on the event, and 9.925 on floor to kick-start UCLA’s comeback win … Made her floor exercise debut at Arizona and scored 9.875 … Earned a career-high 9.825 on vault at Florida and also made her debut on floor in an exhibition, scoring 9.825 … Anchored vault for UCLA in the season opener, scoring 9.775 to tie for fifth vs. Alabama
Won the 2014 Level 10 National vault championship with a score of 9.9 … Fifth in the all-around and first on vault at the 2014 Region 5 Championships … Won the all-around and vault and placed second on beam and floor at the 2014 Level 10 State Championships … Won a total of three all-around Level 10 State titles from 2012-14. Personal Favorite apparatus is vault … Describes her biggest athletic thrill as hitting one of her best vaults ever and scoring 9.9 to win vault at the 2014 JO Nationals … Admires Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson … Interested in art … Full name is Madison Ann Preston … Parents: Paul and Shari Preston … Has two older brothers, Taylor and Parker … Born in Cincinnati, Ohio … Undeclared major.
• 2016 NCAA Regional Vault co-champion • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week 2/2/16 • 2014 Level 10 National vault champion
Best Marks V.................................................................9.900, 4/2/16 BB ........................................................9.775, last 2/6/16 FX ...............................................................9.925, 2/6/16
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UCLA Gymnastics 2017